Utah High School Basketball - Mountain Ridge holds off Payson
December 9, 2023: Payson, UT 84651 Fans at Saturday's non-league challenge between the Mountain Ridge Sentinels (Herriman, UT) and the host Payson Lions (Payson, UT), saw Mountain Ridge's basketball squad hold off Payson by a tally of 44-42.
With the victory, Mountain Ridge improves its record to 5-2 on the campaign. The Sentinels host Cottonwood (Salt Lake City, UT) to confront the Colts in a non-league challenge on Tuesday, December 12. The Colts come into the challenge with a record of 3-2. Cottonwood won 57-35 in their recent non-league challenge against Olympus (Salt Lake City, UT)
Next up, the Lions confront the Lehi Pioneers (Lehi, UT) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, December 12. Payson will attempt to improve on its 3-4 season record. The Pioneers come into the challenge with a 3-2 record after their 61-44 non-league loss to Rigby (Rigby, ID).